2. The nailery
The correct name of the industry was Växtorps Manufaktursmedja. Smedjan was founded in 1859 by the smith Carl Jonas Lindström from Gällstad.
The small industry then consisted of "a nail and a railing hammer with needy fireplaces".
The 1860s' nest year followed, and the smithy's production fell further. In 1876 the Manufaktursmedjan was assembled with Lars Peter Eklundh's foundry under the name Hjälmafors use. Although nail production was well below competitors, production was called Spik and Diverse. It was the agricultural tool that was the industry's strong side.
In the nail shop, three people usually worked: the master, the forerunner and the nailbreaker.
Master transformed the subject iron from the bar-iron hammer, consisting of one inch square iron in meter-length pieces, to nail in the right dimension. The hindquarters hit the head on the nail and the nail string made sure to hold several iron in the fire. In the 1860s the salary was 60 öre / 1000 nails up to three inches. A good nail could come up with an annual salary of SEK 650. In addition, there were natural benefits: free housing and wood, a koföda, cereal and salt products, as well as the right to potatoes.
The small industry then consisted of "a nail and a railing hammer with needy fireplaces".
The 1860s' nest year followed, and the smithy's production fell further. In 1876 the Manufaktursmedjan was assembled with Lars Peter Eklundh's foundry under the name Hjälmafors use. Although nail production was well below competitors, production was called Spik and Diverse. It was the agricultural tool that was the industry's strong side.
In the nail shop, three people usually worked: the master, the forerunner and the nailbreaker.
Master transformed the subject iron from the bar-iron hammer, consisting of one inch square iron in meter-length pieces, to nail in the right dimension. The hindquarters hit the head on the nail and the nail string made sure to hold several iron in the fire. In the 1860s the salary was 60 öre / 1000 nails up to three inches. A good nail could come up with an annual salary of SEK 650. In addition, there were natural benefits: free housing and wood, a koföda, cereal and salt products, as well as the right to potatoes.